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Tennessee PoliticsMon, 07 Apr 2014 14:51:50 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Scott DesJarlais files bill to repeal workers’ rights noticeshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/scott-desjarlais-files-bill-to-repeal-workers-rights-notices/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/scott-desjarlais-files-bill-to-repeal-workers-rights-notices/#commentsMon, 12 Sep 2011 22:54:31 +0000Chas Siskhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/?p=14822U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais sends word today that he has filed a bill to repeal a pending rule that would require employers to post a notice informing workers of their right to unionize and explain how they can file a complaint if they suspect a violation of national labor law.

DesJarlais says his proposed Employer Free Choice Act (H.R.2854) would block the National Labor Relations Board from adding a notice about the National Labor Relations Act to workplace bulletin boards in mid-November. The National Association of Manufacturers sued the NLRB last week, saying the agency does not have Congress’s permission to require the notices.

DesJarlais says the notices are “nothing more than a de facto endorsement of unionization by the federal government.”

“If employers want to distribute information on the ways employees can unionize then that should be their choice – not Washington bureaucrats. Clearly, this arbitrary mandate is simply another favor for big labor made possible by their friends in the Obama administration.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/scott-desjarlais-files-bill-to-repeal-workers-rights-notices/feed/0Competitive Enterprise Institute gives TN high score for weak unionshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/competitive-enterprise-institute-gives-tn-high-score-for-weak-unions/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/competitive-enterprise-institute-gives-tn-high-score-for-weak-unions/#commentsThu, 08 Sep 2011 16:23:26 +0000Chas Siskhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/?p=14771The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a group that describes its philosophy as favoring free markets and limited government, has released a report that says Tennessee is the top state when it comes to its policies on public-sector unions.

In a report released just before Labor Day, CEI gave Tennessee a score of 36 out of a possible 40 points in an analysis of factors such as participation in public-sector unions, whether the state requires agreements that favor union labor in government contracts and laws that bar government workers from striking. CEI says such policies drive up the cost of government labor at taxpayers’ expense.

Tennessee beat out Utah for CEI’s top ranking, while Idaho, Texas and Florida rounded out the top five. CEI gave New York the lowest score, followed by states mostly in the Northeast.

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/competitive-enterprise-institute-gives-tn-high-score-for-weak-unions/feed/0Collective bargaining bill delayed two weeks in House, may go back to Senate committeehttp://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/collective-bargaining-bill-delayed-two-weeks-in-house-may-go-back-to-senate-committee/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/collective-bargaining-bill-delayed-two-weeks-in-house-may-go-back-to-senate-committee/#commentsTue, 05 Apr 2011 22:29:58 +0000Chas Siskhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/?p=13693House legislation that would rewrite the 1978 law that gave teachers the ability to unionize was slated to come up this afternoon in the House Finance Committee, but it’s been put on hold for two weeks.

The amendment is extensive enough that the bill may have to go back to the Senate Education Committee, which passed a complete end to mandatory union talks more than a month ago. State Sen. Jack Johnson said he hopes to have the amendment and a decision on whether to send it back to committee by Thursday.